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Itay Tiran
Itay Tiran in The Debt 2007
OccupationActor
Years active2003-present
SpouseMelanie Peres

Itay Tiran[1](Template:He;) born March 23, 1980 is an Israeli stage and screen actor, known for his roles in Forgiveness (2006) [2] , Beaufort (2007) [3] , The Debt (2007) [4] , Homeland (2008) and Lebanon (2009). Tiran, is one of the most acclaimed Israeli actors of his day. His performances have gained him various Awards and Nominations in Israeli Theatre and Film , winning the Most Promising Actor in Israel Theater Award in 2003 , Best Actor in 2005 for his performance as Hamlet in the Israeli[5] Cameri Theater production of Shakespeare; Best Supporting Actor for his role as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Amadeus at the 2009 Israel Theater Awards. Itay was nominated for Best Actor at the Israeli Film Academy Awards for his roles in Forgiveness and The Debt. In 2009 Tiran collaborated with world renown German conductor Kurt Masur in Mendelson's Midsummer Night's Dream. They performed together with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv moving on to Paris to perform with the Orchestre National de France in Paris at the St. Denis Festival and at Musee D'Orsay. In 2009 Tiran joined The Gropius Ensemble [1] formed by young conductor Daniel Cohen combining modern classical music and theatrical elements , performing pieces like Kafka's Kofadam and A Soldier's Tale by Stravinsky.

Early life

Tiran was born and raised in Petach Tikvah a working class suburb of Tel Aviv. His father Raffi is a graphics designer who immigrated from Hungary and his mother Monica is an accountant who immigrated to Israel from Sweden. His maternal grandmother Deborah survived Auschwitz. Itay is one of four boys, his youngest brother Alon Tiran is an up and coming Theater director. Itay studied classical piano in the Petach Tikvah Municipal conservatory and later majored in music at Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts. In 1999 he enrolled in the Beit Tsvi Acting School,where his talent was immediately recognized. He paid his way through school winning scholarship after scholarship. His roles as a third-year student included Mozart in Amadeus, Nero in Brittanicus, King Richard in Richard the second and Berger in the musical Hair.

Theater career

Upon completing his studies Tiran joined the Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv. Among his parts there Eilif in Mother Courage, Franz Jaegerstaetter in Yehoshua Sobol's Eye Witness , Nicolah in Caviar and Lentils, the title role in Hamlet directed by Omri Nitzan , Christian in Festen and Mozart in Amadeus. In March 2007, Itay received rave reviews[6] from audiences and media in Washington DC [7] for his performance as Hamlet in the Tel Aviv Cameri Theater production's World Tour. The "Israeli Hamlet" has also performed in Shanghai [8][9], Cleveland, Gdansk, Bucharest and Moscow[10].

Film career

Itay Tiran has played leading roles in Award winning Films such as Forgiveness , presented at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival , Beaufort , which won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival in 2007 and was later nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Category for 2008 and Lebanon which won The Golden Lion Award at the 66th Venice Film Festival in 2009.

Personal life

Tiran met singer/actress Melanie Peres in 2007 they were married by Udi Aloni ,in Ex-Minister of Culture and Education Shulamit Aloni's garden on October 31, 2008. They live in Tel Aviv.

Filmography

Year Title Role Director
2006 Forgiveness David Udi Aloni
2007 Beaufort Koris Joseph Cedar
2007 The Debt Tsvi Assaf Bernstein
2008 Homeland Lolek Dani Rosenberg
2009 Lebanon Assi Samuel Maoz

Awards and scholarships

Year Group Award Result Film/Show
AICF scholarship The Tsvi Clear Prize for Excellence in Studies Won Eye Witness
from the Mayor of Tel Aviv The Abraham Ben Yosef Award Won
Excellence in the Performing Arts The Gottlieb & Hanna Rosenblum Award Won
2003 Israeli Theater Awards Most Promising Actor Won Eye Witness
Edna Flidel Scholarship Won Hamlet
2005 'Israeli Theater Awards Best Actor Won Hamlet
2006 Israeli Film Academy Awards Best Actor Nominated Forgiveness
2007 Israeli Theater Awards Best Supporting Role Won A Flea in her Ear
2007 Israeli Film Academy Awards Best Actor Nominated The Debt
2008 Israeli Theater Awards Best Actor Nominated Festen
2008 Israeli Theater Awards Best Supporting Role Won Amadeus

References

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  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758732/
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0990427/
  5. ^ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3197735,00.html
  6. ^ http://www.israel21c.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1262%3AA+Hebrew-speaking+Hamlet+comes+to+Washington&Itemid=109
  7. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/02/AR2007030200123.html
  8. ^ http://english.eastday.com/e/whatson2/u1a4221003.html
  9. ^ http://www.culturalink.gov.cn/exchange/2009-03/27/content_324812.htmtext here
  10. ^ http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3774829,00.html
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